Bank robbery suspect confesses to five heists

San Diego  A 24-year-old man who was arrested shortly after a Scripps Ranch bank robbery on Tuesday confessed to the heist and to four other bank robberies and one attempted robbery in a span of two months, according to a federal complaint.

Farhad Ahmad Aliyar is charged with robbing the Wells Fargo Bank on Scripps Ranch Boulevard, near Red Rock Drive, about 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday, FBI Special Agent Darrell Foxworth said Wednesday. He took $2,771 at gunpoint after telling the teller, “Give me your money, hurry up,” the complaint said.

The teller complied with a demand to put the money in a backpack. The employee recognized the robber from surveillance photos from a previous Wells Fargo robbery, the complaint said.

The robber fled in a Chrysler sedan and was arrested by San Diego police officers who later saw him get into a taxi. Another passenger in the taxi was detained but not arrested. The backpack and money were found in the back seat of the cab, the complaint said.